Ink bottle



April 8, 1947. AEGER 2,418,585

INK BOTTLE Filed Jan. 31, 1945 INVEN TOR.

Samue/ W Jae-yer A TTOBNEYS' Patented Apr. 8, 1947 o FicE I INK BOTTLE Samuel W. Jaeger, San I rancisco,Calif. Application January 31, 1945, Serial No. 575,413

1 Claim.

The present invention relates to improvements in an ink bottle, and it consists of the combinatlons, constructions and arrangements hereinafter described and claimed.

An object of my invention is to provide an ink bottle which will permit a fountain pen to be filled with ink while preventing the body of the pen from being dipped into the ink. Only the pen point is immersed in the ink and therefore the fountain pen body will not be contaminated.

A further. object of my invention is to provide an ink bottle that has an annular ink well at its top which may be supplied with ink from the bottle and which has a depth that will permit only a pen point to be immersed in the ink. The body of the pen is thus prevented from being plunged into the ink.

Still a further object of the invention is to provide a device of the type described in which the ink bottle is transparent so that the level of the ink can be viewed at all times. The device is simple in construction and is durable and efficient for the purpose intended.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the following specification, and the novel features of the device will be particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this application, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the transparent ink bottle; and

Figure .2 is a perspective view of the cap used to cover the ink bottle.

While I have shown only the preferred form of my invention, it should be understood that various changes or modifications may be made Within the scope of the appended claim without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

In carrying out my invention I provide an ink bottle indicated generally at A and the bottle is made of transparent material such as glass or plastic. The inner surface I of the bottom of the ink bottle is made funnel-shaped or discshaped so that ink received in the interior 2 of the bottle will gravitate toward the center of the bottle. A central tube B has its lower end made integral with the bottom of the ink bottle and the tube is provided with one or more openings 3 at its bottom. The height of the tube B is such that its top 4 will be disposed a slight distance below the rim 5 of the bottle. A cork 6 is removably mounted in the top of the tube to act as a closure.

Within the tube I slidably dispose a gasket or shield C. The top of the tube has 'a domeshaped wall I that extends from the tube downwardly and outwardly to the inner surface of the cylindrical wall of the bottle. The periphery of thedomed wall is integral with the cylindrical wall of the bottle and cooperates therewith to provide an annular receptacle 8 that constitutes an ink well. The dome has an opening 9 therein for permitting ink ID to flow from the interior 2 of the bottle into the ink well 8 when the bottle tipped for this purpose.

In Figure 2 I show can D that has a threaded rim I! designed to be screwed down upon the threaded portion l2 On the bottle A. The disc portion of the cap will bear against the rim 5 and if desired, a gasket, not shown, may be placed between the disc and the rim. The disc l.3 will contact with the top of the c'ork 6 and hold it against accidental displacement. 3 From the foregoing'description. of the various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood.

The bottle is of the same diameter from the top to the bottom and is made of glass or any transparent composition. The cover or cap D may be screwed onto the bottle for preventing the evaporation of ink or the spilling of ink, should the bottle be accidentally tipped over. The depth of the annular ink well 8 is approximately three-fourths of an inch, although I do not wish to be confined to any exact measurement. The ink H] can be poured through the opening 9 and into the ink well 8 to fill the ink well to the desired depth with writing fluid. Orclinary pens can be dipped into the annular ink Well from all sides.

Since the bottle and tube are made of transparent material, the gasket or shield C may be readily seen. When the ink bottle is full, the shield is placed near the top of the tube and just under the cork 6. The shield has an opening I4 just large enough to receive a fountain pen point. The peripheral wall l5 of the shield frictionally engages with the interior of the tube for holding the shield in adjusted position. The opening [4 will permit the fountain pen point to be immersed in the ink contained in the tube B. but the shield will prevent the body of the fountain pen from entering the liquid.

As the level of the liquid drops in the bottle through use, the shield may be moved downwardly in the tube by forcing the fountain pen body against the shield for this purpose. The operator can see when the shield is moved to a 3 point where it will lie flush with the ink level and when this point is reached, further downward movement of the pen is stopped. The opening I4 is approximately one-half inch in diameter to receive the fountain pen point although I do not wish to be confined to any exact size, The peripheral wall I 5 will engage with the interior of the tube B with sufiicient tightness to prevent any leakage of ink between the peripheral wall and the tube wall. By insertin the fountain pen point in the hole I4 of the gasket or shield, the pen point can go only deep enough into the ink to permit the filling hole in the fountain pen point to be covered by the ink or writing fluid in the tube. The bevel or coneshaped bottom of the ink bottle will cause all of the ink to gravitate toward the tube bottom so that the ink may be used until the bottle is completely empty.

The annular ink well 8 provides greater accessibility for dipping pens into the ink and the pens may be dipped into the ink well from any side of the-bottle. The cork is placed in the tube to prevent undue evaporation and also to prevent any ink'from spilling from the tube B when the ink is poured through the opening 9 and into the ink Well 8. It is possible to do away with the dome-shaped wall 1 and to provide radially extending ribs instead, these ribs extending from the top of the tube B to the wall of the bottle. The ribs will center the tube top and will provide sulficient space therebetween for ordinary pens to be dipped into the ink in the interior 2. The ink bottle can be provided with or without the ink well 8 as desired.

It is possible to provide a cork (not shown) for the opening 14 and this cork can be attached to a Wire handle that is long enough to permit the operator to seat the cork in the opening regardless of the position of the disc C. When 40 well 8. through the opening 9, and no ink will pass through the opening l4 and into the interior of the tube portion B disposed above the disc. In this way the inner wall of the tube is kept from being contaminated. The cork with the wire handle is only used when it is desired to replenish the ink supply in the ink well 8.

I claim:

In an ink bottle, a receptacle for ink, a central supporting member disposed within the receptacle, a ring-shaped ink well surrounding and being supported by the support and extending from the support to the inner wall of the receptacle, the ink well being formed by a ring-shaped wall that is substantially U-shaped in transverse cross section between the support and receptacle well, said ring-shaped wall having an opening therein for permitting ink to be poured from the receptacle into the ink well when the ink bottle is tilted, the opening being at a position on the wall to limit the highest level of the ink in the ink well.

SAMUEL W. JAEGER.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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